Trent Alexander-Arnold sat before me in silence. It was the second time I had been in his company for a one-on-one interview.
The first was at his home in Woolton in 2018. He was a 19-year-old at this point, enjoying his breakthrough season as a Premier League footballer, and just four weeks away from playing in a Champions League final.
Back then I asked teenage Trent where he thought he might be in five years time. Without flinching he said: “Still at Liverpool being an important figure in a team that's brought a lot of silverware to the club.” A totally acceptable, stock answer from a young footballer playing out his dreams for his boyhood club.
